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Choosing the right data protection routine

19th March 2010 8:36am by The Brigadier posted in innovation, progress

The impact of data loss or unavailability is an area of concern to any business that associates any level of importance to their online presence. The level of concern is determined by the available budget and also the costs associated with data either being permanently lost or data just being unavailable for any period of time.
Choosing the right data protection policy is determined by:
budget
the costs associated with data either being permanently lost
the costs associated with data just being unavailable for any period of time

UKFast Intelligent Backup

16th March 2010 8:15am by The Brigadier posted in UKFast, innovation

Performing regular server backups is a must for every business that uses online applications for email, databases, websites or ecommerce. Your business cannot afford to lose this vital information.
UKFast’s intelligent backup facility guarantees that all business-critical data is backed up right up to the moment catastrophe strikes, ready to serve again.

What makes technical support great?

14th March 2010 10:45am by The Brigadier posted in UKFast, people, progress, speed

A key part of dedicated hosting is the support provided by the web hosting company. But what is it that makes Technical Support great?
The way that support is provided to a client can be separated into 2 areas:
The speed and ease with which dedicated server queries are detected by the hosting company or reported by the customer
The speed and ease with which these queries are resolved.

Achieving solution uptime

13th March 2010 1:31pm by The Brigadier posted in innovation, progress

The ability to provide 100% solution uptime is the Holy Grail of the web hosting industry… At UKFast we are very lucky. We have hugely qualified (or should I say certified) Microsoft and Red Hat engineers, who have the industry knowledge and experience to architect solutions to achieve the stated goal.

Ensuring Information Security – get rid of the padlock idea

22nd February 2010 5:51pm by The Brigadier posted in innovation, progress

Why representing or thinking of information security as a padlock, safe or other ’secure’, static object is to present an ‘opportunity’ for the breach and exploitation of information assets. What organisations may be affected by the threat of such vulnerabilities and how organisations should ensure they are best protected.

Inspiring the next tech generation

29th January 2010 8:30am by The Brigadier posted in UKFast, people, progress

Neil Lathwood, UKFast’s IT Director and I visited Ashton-on-Mersey School earlier this week to give a helping hand on their ICT taster day. Basically, the plan was to get this group of 35 14-15 year olds hooked on the idea of doing the Level 2 ICT Diploma in years 10 and 11.
After brief introductions [...]

Speed for the people

2nd July 2009 10:35am by The Brigadier posted in UKFast, people

At UKFast we’ve been talking about the need for website speed in terms of its benefits for SEO and dynamic content for some time. But let’s not lose sight of the driver behind making your web presence quicker – people.
Society today is a demander of speed and the internet is no exception. Google says that [...]

the right people in the right seats

11th June 2009 10:37am by The Brigadier posted in people

It takes individuals of many different natures for a business to operate successfully. Every person has a talent and personality that lends that individual to a specific role.

Some people are great organisers who exude practicality, others may be more sporadic but with a creativity that breaks down boundaries and gets them noticed. Each individual person [...]

under pressure

26th March 2009 10:31am by The Brigadier posted in people

Flappers – I can’t stand them. No, I haven’t got anything against bob haired young maidens with fringed dresses, dancing the Charleston, I’m referring to the workplace “flapper”. People deal with pressure differently and “flappers” are a problem for leaders. When the pressure is on, but the job still needs to get [...]

passionate people

19th March 2009 2:02pm by The Brigadier posted in people

I am surprised any work gets done at all in UK business. There seems to be more “passion” in the workplace than a Jackie Collins blockbuster, Not that it’s all hearts and flowers – it’s just the business world certainly seems full of “passionate” people at the moment. I can’t seem to listen to a [...]